R v I .D. & O. N. [2007] NSWDC 51

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v I .D. & O. N. [2007] NSWDC 51

HEARING DATE(S): 15/08/06; 26/10/08; 15/12/06

JUDGMENT DATE: 25 January 2007

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 1 June 2002

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Nicholson SC DCJ

DECISION: O.N. convicted on 11 counts. Sentenced to overall sentence of 12 years with NPP 4years 2months 18days [195]; I.D. convicted on 3 counts. Sentenced to overall sentence of 9 years 11months with NPP 4 years [210]

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - juvenile offenders - home invasion - robbery in circumstances of aggravation - sexual offences in circumstances of aggravation - single mother - 5 year old son threatened - objective seriousness - sentencing according to law - standard non-parole period - mid range of seriousness - victim impact statement - subjective features - sexual offenders' course at Baxter JDC - appropriate relationship between minimum and additional terms when sentencing youthful offenders.

Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987; s. 6, 18, 19. LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s61JA. Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ; s32, 54A, 54B.

The Queen v Gladue [1999] 1 SCR 688 at [80]. R v Cuthbert CCA NSW (1967) 2 NSWLR 329. R v Rushby [1977] 1 NSWLR 594. R v Hayes [1984] 1 NSWLR 740. R v Gebrail, unreported, NSW CCA 18-Nov 1994 R v Hartikainen unreported NSW CCA 8 June 1993. CASES CITED: R v May (1938) 55 WN (NSW) 29 WKR (1993) 32 NSWLR 447 R V Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 at [85] – [86] R v Pham R v Hearne 124 A Crim R 451 at 461 [39] Roper v Simmons 543 U.S. 2005 1 at pp15-16 Attorney General Application under s37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999; No. 1 of 2002 (2004) 61 NSWLR 305